Augeas
Americannoun
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Remember how Hercules’ fifth task was to clean the stables of King Augeas in a single day?
From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2016
Augeas had thousands of cattle and their stalls had not been cleared out for years.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
This place Eurystheus ordered Hercules to clear in one day, and Augeas promised, if he performed the task, to give him a tenth part of the cattle.
From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Dillaway, Charles K.
Accompanied, therefore, by Telamon and Augeas, and the four sons of Phryxus, he set out for the palace.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.
The combat with Augeas, a son of Helius, seems to have been in great part borrowed from some Epirotan fable respecting Geryon.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
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